Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-03-03
DAKOTA ITEMS.

.SsAS A@~N@~-s
has ended.
Lincoln county is in need of a new
court house.
Rapid City has temperance free
reading room.
The Bismarck legislature has passed
a gopher tail bill.
A Norwegian dramatic club has been
lately organized at Fargo.
The supply of hogs falls far short of
the demand at Yankton.
Stock about Kilnball was badly used
up by the storm Of last week.
The city of Plankinton will clothe
its band. but not the drum major.
The saloon remains in the basement
of the territorial capital, all the sane.
The blizzard of last week forced the
Splnk County News to issue on wall
paper.
1t is stated that the closing of the
Canton saloons has not stopped the sale
of liquors.
The city council OF Car ton has passed
an ordinance establishing the Office of
city wegher.
The Plankinton Standard claims
every great Dakota storm is preceded
Dy II south wind
w. II. Uarman, at Rapid City on the
25th. was adjudged insane and ordered
to the Yankton asylum.
TheSioux Falls great Queen Bee mill,
which has been idle for several years.
! is likely to start up again at an early
day.
The Keystone Bachelors club is
busted. Everything but the minute
book has married. Too many blz-
yards.
1t is thought the present winter has
yielded the largest number of cases of
death by freezing than any in the
history of the territory.
The people at Woonsocket and Crow
Lake are moving to establish Il new
mail route from one place to the other
| via Parsons and Gordon.
The engine OF Greenwood mill at
Deadwood was blown up Monday with
giant powder. 1t is said that disSatis-
fled wurklnen are responsible.
Elk Point revival meetings are being
largely attended and with good results.
| Rev. Mr.. Srlleck, of Watertown, is there
assisting at the NJ. E. church
Waterfowl is having u building
boom. Business men seem to have the
building fever. and many fine blocks
are being sketched by architects.
A genius by the name of Smith at
Bijou Hills has figured out a net price
of 3s1s cents per bnshel for his corn
this winter by feeding il To pigs
| Millcrs ministers, ASST Ted 10y others
from Huron, Blunt and Pierre, are still
continuing their meetings. in which
the citizens are taking considerable
interest.
| jim Merrill has lived twenty years in
Big Sioux township. lie says he never
saw so little hay and fodder between
Elk Point AMI the Big Sioux bridge ut
this time of the year.
The extreme cold weather, scarcity of
water and in some cases scarcity of
feed are hard on stock in Hand county
Many cattle owners are compelled tu
sell at low prices or suffer total loss.
The general store of Mcdonald &
Ensign at CundO, Tower county. was
totally de troyed by fire Monday
morning. Loss. $1,000; fully insured
The firm will probably rebuild.
Preparations have actively begun III
: Mitchell for the tiremen's tournament
in June. Alta meeting Monday tn.
: bycicle club. Of Mitchell. numbering
over twenty members, decided to CO
: operate with the trclIen.
An owl was captured ut Madison
, nearly pure white in color. that meas
+, ured SIN feet from tip to tip of it
wings. 1t is classified with specic
known as the Attic owl, that onl,
visits this latitude in the severst win
: tiers.
Judge Bently b. Benedict, of Rapi,
!, City, died at Rock Island, Ill. on tn
!, oath, very suddenly. He was promi
: nent Mason and Pythian at his home
: He had been probate judge of Pennins
ton county.
The cars belonging to the Milwaukee
Il st. Paul road in which the stea,
! heating apparatus has been placet
q were successfully operated on tn
a Chicago division during the past weel
!, The five cars comprising the train wi
be transferred to Dakota in the hope {
encountering genuine western bli:
IS zard. as a test before being tinall
:, adopted.
If Rev. and Mrs. c. F. Clapp. Of YanI
,e ton, were presented with elegant gif
: from Iankton friends on the evenin
~ of the 22l inst. The reverend gcntl
mans gift consisted of handsoI
gold watch and chain. and Mrs. Clal
i was presented with diamond pin {
Z unique style. A gold pen and hold,
n accompanied each gift. The mu,
r respected couple leave for Caiiforn
II on the 9th of March.
ie Some anxiety is coming to the su
ia face at Huron among the liquor IN,
us to the final outcome of the loo
option bill. Assuming that the me-:
" ure will become a law the liquor selle
- and saloon men are preparing to me
W it with as much defiance as possibl
20 They will have their forces well drill
and every man at his post on electi'
day in counties where thereis any she
,,s for the defeat of the bill.